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Proceeding contribution from Lord Robertson of Port Ellen (Labour) in the House of Lords on Tuesday, 6 May 2008. It occurred during Committee of the Whole House (HL) and Debate on bill on European Union (Amendment) Bill.


European Union (Amendment) Bill

I wonder whether the noble Lord remembers a debate that he and I had on Sky television at the time of the Maastricht ratification procedure. He made the statement, which made the front page of the Observer the following Sunday, that if Maastricht was carried through, the British Chancellor of the Exchequer would have no more powers than the treasurer of a rate-capped local authority. That was 16 years ago. Does he still hold with that proposition?


Secondary information

Type
Proceeding contribution
Reference
701 c475 
Session
2007-08
Chamber / Committee
House of Lords chamber
Subjects
EU law European Union European Parliament EU common foreign and security policy European Commission Qualified majority voting
Legislation
European Union (Amendment) Bill 2007-08
Link
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